Alaska earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 60 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 60 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska on Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 10:44 AM AKDT (18:44 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.4 (ml), light
Local time: Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 10:44 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-10-21 18:44:34 UTC
Depth: 72.4 km (45.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 62.928° N, 148.325° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 43
Strongest shaking: III, weak shaking
PAGER alert: Green
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: III, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 0.6% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: -1.5 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

43 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Estimated impact

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Alert level: Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected

Deaths: estimated chance of each range
Range	Chance
Under 1	69%
1 to 10	29%
10 to 100	2%
100 to 1,000	Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000	Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000	Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000	Under 1%

Economic losses: estimated chance of each range
Range, million USD	Chance
Under 1	65%
1 to 10	30%
10 to 100	4%
100 to 1,000	Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000	Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000	Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000	Under 1%

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Oblique normal
Moment magnitude: 4.3 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 62°, dip 65°, rake -45°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 174°, dip 50°, rake -147°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 267

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 103.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021diizca9 (also filed as us6000fwhz). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:11 PM UTC.